Autumn Snowflake vs Greater Crested Tern

Acis autumnalis compared with Thalasseus bergii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Greater Crested Tern
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Laridae
Genus	Acis	Thalasseus
Species	Acis autumnalis	Thalasseus bergii

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Greater Crested Tern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Greater Crested Tern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Autumn Snowflake

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Norway.

Greater Crested Tern

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Autumn Snowflake

The Autumn Snowflake (Acis autumnalis) is a species in the genus Acis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.